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Built to reflect the clients’ affinity with Scandinavia while also respecting the local architecture, this glazed timber addition to a semi-detached, single storey home in the suburbs of Edinburgh is invisible from the road side.

David Blaikie Architects designed the annexe to catch sunlight throughout the day. The extension features a 5.1m tall frameless glazed apex corner that cantilevers out over the garden, allowing for a spacious and lightfilled kitchen-dining-living area. The windows also reveal views of leafy Corstorphine Hill, located west of the city.

The original plans for the scheme stipulated a standing seam zinc roof. But cost restrictions meant the materials had to be reviewed before construction began. Reclaimed natural slate proved a more affordable alternative for this project, while the walls were finished in thermally modified timber cladding to withstand the weather.

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